The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-08
A Lengthy Interview with a Lead.
or of the Order.
The Political Importance Of the Or.
ganization Apparent.
Probability that It Will Control
the State Legislature.
Fully 10000 Citizens Belong TO the
Farmers Club, and They Urgent-
ly Insist Upon n Reduction
OF the Tariff.


LIrlE Rock, Ark, Dec. The Ar
kansas Agricultural Wheel continues 10
increase in point Of numerical strength.
The writer, although not u member OF tho
order is Democrat, and today sought
and obtained short interview with Mr..
l.. u. Audigcr, editor OF the National
Wheel. Enterprise, of this city, the State
organ OF this new organization, and
lis treasurer. Although Mr.. Audiger
still fingers this side OF thirty, no
il thoroughly well posted in wheclerism,
and gave your correspondent u bit OF I'M
portant political information that will DO
OF benefit 10 the public generally.
at would not be out Of place for YOU 10
mention, " remarked Mr.. Audigcr, thai
the Wheel Is now rolling in eleven Of tho
thirteen southern States, and that here in
Arkansas, its birthplace, We have a men,
hcrship OF 1000.
is there any distinction between your
orlcr aud the Union Labor partyY' was
asked.
"pincrcncc' Wen, should say 50. Tho
purpose oi the Union Labor party isonly
NNNNFllNk' w N'NA INV WV w AiA'Ah
real representatives. when | use tho
word people mean the masses ut large,
Whcclcn and all. Nothing good can como
cut of Nazareth ~ far ~ this order or
clan is concerned, because one u It's OBJ
jccls is tn eventually place the poor peo-
pie where they have already been ior too
long. Yes, even dnpcs in the mirc."
"Will your order put atickct IN the field
at the coming State election p
"No. There viii bc no State ticket
nominated II is useless morr than use
less. The Wheel is In the majority in this
State aud hy going into the primaries We
can control everything Nv that means
We get the best men IN the country, and
that X what the people need.
The people do not demand simply new
party Tor the purpose oi turning uut some
body 20 put some one else In, but It is tho
great reforms, such ns n reduction ui tho
tariff, free coinage OF silver, prohibition
and other nccdiul measures that We want. 7"
by what modus opcrandi do YOU pro-
pose Ia ct tllsni?'
'Ilow ar we 10 get ihcmT Not by
organizing new political party, made
up of the mp.tag and bohinil Of cnca-
ton, but hy simply going Ia tho
polls aud exercising our rights us Ameri-
can citizens. II becomes the inherent
duty ui every member oi the Wheel To be-
como q politician. IL h his duty
10 study, rad and post himself
ON the workings aud fundamental
principles oi the government. IL Is limo
men were doing their own thinking. In
our wheel meetings, from suborlinaics
Ia national officers. We learn how 10 cx.
press our own ideas aud ascertain tho
views oi others There the principles Of
men, not parties. arr discussed, and there
our choice Is made as 10 who shall be our
leaders
1--WE must control our State legislatures
first, riicn ,hc halls OF Congress, aud this
government l. secure. The lawmakers arc
the ones Ia whom W. must look ior relief.
not the executors.
"Whnt do you think Of the Presidents
message
1T has thc ring ~ the right metal and
Is ns able political document rs has cm-
cualcl irum ANY source since Na.hinston's
time
While Nlr. Audig,r is wheeler with
Democratic pucli,itira, his paper viii sup
pot the nominees oi that party 90 the noXt
election Alrudy q. l.. Eulhoutonc, Of
FOREST City. president Of the wheel, is
brakiny ground lot thcgu bcrna,urial race,
and Il Is feared that lac will be- the noini-
nee. n b. proposed now 10 institute a
change In state affairs, hut what the result
will be- year hence remains To be- seen.